Police make headway in mysterious Portland death

Police continue to investigate death of woman found in car in Portland hotel parking lot

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Portland police continue to investigate the mysterious death of a woman found dead in a car in a hotel parking lot.

Authorities on Monday searched a city apartment where Margarita Fisenko Scott may have lived in the months before she died. A car in the driveway was towed.

Lt. Scott Pelletier says police plan to release more details about the case Tuesday in an effort to generate leads.

The 29-year-old Scott's body was found in a car outside a Motel 6 last Thursday. The medical examiner ruled her death a homicide, although the cause has not been publicly disclosed.

One of Scott's cousins tells The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/VOURsG ) that she had not been in contact with her family since before Christmas. Police say Scott's estranged husband has been cooperative.